Browsing by Author "Vinson, D. R."

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    • Computer Automated Start-Up and Shutdown of an Air Separation Plant 
      Russek, S. L.; Beckowski, T. M.; Vinson, D. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1985-05)
      Process control computers have gained wide acceptance within the chemical process industries. Their application has, however, been predominantly limited to processes which have already completed start-up and have ...
    • Computer Control of Unattended Plants 
      Vinson, D. R.; Chatterjee, N. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      Providing a cost-effective and reliable computer monitoring, control, and optimization package is a greater challenge for small, unattended plants than for large energy intensive facilities. This paper describes the ...
    • Microcomputers in Process Control 
      Vinson, D. R.; Chatterjee, N. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)
      Computers have been extensively used for process control and optimization since the 1970's. Many articles have been published documenting the benefits of computer control; and in general, energy savings of 5% or greater ...